<p>Zenith
Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed
the Nigerian female basketball team,D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the FIBA
Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, defeating the host nation 60-55 points
in the final match to retain the coveted trophy.</p>



<p>Speaking
on the success of the team at the championship, the Group Managing Director/
Chief Executive, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu commended the team for their hard work,
doggedness and team spirit, which has seen them retain the trophy which they
won two years ago in Mali. He expressed delight at the heroics of the team,
comprised mostly of products of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League, which
the bank has sponsored for 15 years consecutively.</p>



<p>D’Tigress
of Nigeria held their nerves in the final quarter of the game played at the
magnificent Dakar Arena on Sunday, fighting off a late challenge from their
Senegalese counterparts, to emerge African champions for the fourth time.</p>



<p>Evelyn
Akhator, one of the products of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League, scored
14 points and made nine rebounds and her amazing performance throughout the
tournament earned her a place in the Tournament Five.</p>



<p>The
Nigerian female basketball teamkick-started the competition with resounding
victories of 75-26 points win over Tunisia and 106-39 points win over Cameroun
in the group stages, before recording a 79-46 points win over Congo in the
quarterfinals and a 79-58 points win over Mali in the semifinals.</p>



<p>Established in May 1990, Zenith Bank’s strategic objectives
include continuous improvement of its ;
capacity to meet  ;customers’
increasing and dynamic financial needs as well as sustain high quality growth
through investments that impact the quality of service to its existing and
potential customers.</p>

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